Immerse yourself in the coastal oasis of Tweed Heads
About Northern NSW Local Health District
NNSWLHD provides a diverse range of public healthcare to over 300,000 residents across the district through 12 hospitals and multi-purpose services, 21 community health centres and other facilities. The District covers a large area in the northeast corner of NSW, extending from Tweed Heads in the north, to Tabulam and Urbenville in the west, and to Nymboida and Grafton in the south, covering an area of 20,732 square kilometres.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage make up 5.2 per cent of the population in Northern NSW compared to 3.4 per cent for all NSW.
The District delivers a broad range of health services in state-of-the-art facilities, with access to general and specialist services. Staff are connected to best-practice medical care throughout Australia thanks to a growing network of training opportunities and relationships with local and metropolitan tertiary education providers.
Tweed Valley
The Tweed Valley is located on the far north coast of New South Wales (NSW) and spans from Tweed Heads to Byron Bay. The Tweed Valley services represent 3 of the 12 hospitals located in the NNSWLHD.
Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads is a coastal town at the mouth of the Tweed River in the Northern River’s region of NSW. Tweed Heads is situated 830km north of Sydney and 103km south of Brisbane and is the most northern town in NSW. The town is known for its ideal combination of fishing and river cruising, world-famous waves and an evolving café culture. Tweed Heads is the community hub for shopping and business.
The hospital
Tweed Valley Hospital is a major referral and teaching hospital located in the heart of the Tweed-Byron region. It provides a wide range of inpatient, day only and outpatient services in a brand new, state of the art facility.
Services include emergency, trauma and critical care, surgical services, cancer services, women’s care and newborn services, paediatric services, renal unit, intensive care, cardiac catheter laboratory, Mental Health inpatient facilities.
Outpatient services are provided from our dedicated Outpatients department in the main hospital building, and include physiotherapy, fracture clinics, antenatal clinics, occupational therapy and paediatric outpatients.
